# Old Methusaleh — Kipps character guide

> Old Methusaleh in Kipps by H. G. Wells.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Methusaleh, good old Methusaleh, old Methusaleh Four Stars

**First appearance:** 0004-ii-the-emporium

## Who they are

A nickname for a character or a reference in the narrative.

## Relationships

### [Arthur Kipps](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kipps_se/characters/arthur_kipps)

_professional_

Old Methusaleh is an elderly, eccentric employee at Shalford's, representing the faded and exploited worker in the drapery trade.

### [Arthur Kipps](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kipps_se/characters/arthur_kipps)

_professional_

Old Methusaleh is an elderly, eccentric employee at Shalford's, representing the faded and exploited worker in the drapery trade.

## In the story

### [IV: Chitterlow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kipps_se/chapters/iv-chitterlow)

Old Methusaleh is the whiskey that Chitterlow and Kipps drink; Chitterlow refers to it as 'the inspiring antediluvian' and they consume it during their evening together.

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